CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL SERVICES

As a social worker in FEVACA, you will manage a small case load with a maximum of 8, meaning you are able to work directly with the young people in your care and acting as their key worker. The usual working pattern will be Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. However, there may be a requirement to be flexible with this from time to time.
This role will include lone and group working with young people aged 13 – 18. You will be working alongside the manager of the project, supervising the team of support workers to encourage creativity within their role and group reflective exercises within the management team to allow for continued personal development.
FEVACA can offer a fantastic and intensive learning programme which will develop individual skills in sessions including Safeguarding, Attachment Theory, Reflective Practice, Motivational Interviewing and much more. We will also support you through your AYSE (The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment).
Our qualified, multidisciplinary team of Social Workers, Teachers and Health Practitioners ensures every member of the team is supported with regular supervision and team meetings. In addition, we provide a comprehensive pension and financial advice service and the opportunity to develop and progress.

• Contribute to and implement the internal training package.
• Ensure all new staffs are supported fully and complete their induction packs
• Offer formal supervision monthly to the staff in your line management
• Protect clients from threats to their health, welfare and normal development, both from inside and outside the home.
• Ensure that young people are responsible for their own lives, involving them in planning their lives supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility.
• Write monthly reports and needs assessments as well as any other appropriate document (such as risk assessments) as required.
• Ensure compliance with the Children Act 1989 and associated regulations, such as Children’s Homes, National Minimum Standards, and the Supported People’s Quality Assessment Framework, the Leaving Care Act 2000
• Create, develop and ensure positive and constructive communication occurs between FEVACA and other professionals in the field: Social Work Teams, Police, Housing, Voluntary Sector, Connexions etc.